Project Highlights: Panel System: Structural Precast Planks Project Size: 178,000 total sq. ft. consisting of 555 Panels.
Let the Games Begin
For the Cal Bears football team and fans, it's good to be home again. Home would be playing football again in their own, seismically upgraded and beautifully renovated football stadium. The renovation included precast stadium planks for more than half of the stadium bowl. Utilizing the modular pieces of precast, and the speed with which they can be installed, meant Cal Bear fans watched home games at AT&T Ball Park (another Willis Construction project) for only one football season. This time sensitive project was started at the end of the 2010 collegiate season and was ready for game time on Saturday, September 1st, 2012. The 21-month schedule for this project was achieved by the design that included structural precast planks. All of the interior planks were installed in 45 days - four days ahead of schedule. The design was unique in that the stadium planks were set on a cast-in-place water-tight bowl that had to accommodate very tight tolerances.
Willis Construction has been providing Architectural Precast Concrete building panels and products for the construction industry since 1979. Willis Construction is dedicated to providing Owners, Architects, and General Contractors with the design and engineering expertise necessary to meet the building challenges of today and the future. The quality, durability, and long life of Architectural Precast Concrete, Thinshell, and GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) systems provide a wide range of design options for virtually every type of building. Contact us to decide which system would be best suited for your next project.
GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) and Architectural Precast
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